Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Pont y Glascoed
Llansilin, Powys, Wales
A Grade II listed building in Llansilin, Powys, designated on 25 September 2003.
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Transport
- Date of designation
- 25 September 2003
- Community
- Llansilin
- Unitary authority
- Powys
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 52.84001, -3.16847
- Cadw reference
- 81913
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1637 map "Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1637 · Particular description of Wales. Cambria seu Wallia (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1795 · To Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn Bart ... the map of the six counties of North Wales is most… (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru – The National Library of Wales)
- 1883 · Watershed map England, Wales 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1897 · 137 Oswestry (Hills) (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1901 · Sheet 9 and 10. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
Cadw's description
Location
Over the Cynllaith about 400 m west of Glascoed.
History
Probably a C17/C18 parish or hundred bridge, adopted and improved as a County bridge; its proximity suggests in origin it may be contemporary with Glascoed (early C17).
Exterior
A bridge of two arches, each of about 4 m span, in local stonework. Cutwater on the north side. The common masonry is slightly corbelled out from the voussoirs.
The carriageway is about 5 m wide with orthostat parapets about 900 mm high, terminating in a pier at each corner.
Reason for designation
A minor bridge of vernacular character, unusual in being a two-arch design; parapets characteristic of the county bridges of Thomas Penson.
Nearby in the register
- Causeway and Private Bridge on the Approach to GlascoedDomesticunder 1 mi
- GlascoedDomesticunder 1 mi
- Wynnstay InnCommercialunder 1 mi
- Church of St SilinReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.